Chinese symbol for “echo”
响
xiǎng
Traditional: 響
echo; sound; noise; to make a sound
The closest CC-CEDICT match for echo is 响 (xiǎng), defined as: echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “echo”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回声 (回聲) | huí shēng | echo |
| 回音 | huí yīn | echo; reply |
| 回响 (迴響) | huí xiǎng | to echo; to reverberate |
| 回波 | huí bō | echo (e.g. radar); returning wave |
| 反响 (反響) | fǎn xiǎng | repercussions; reaction |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 响.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 影响 (影響) | yǐng xiǎng | influence; effect |
| 影响力 (影響力) | yǐng xiǎng lì | influence; impact |
| 响应 (響應) | xiǎng yìng | to respond to; answer |
| 反响 (反響) | fǎn xiǎng | repercussions; reaction |
| 音响 (音響) | yīn xiǎng | sound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system (abbr. for 组合音响 (zǔ hé yīn xiǎng)) |
| 响起 (響起) | xiǎng qǐ | (of a sound) to come forth; (of a sound source) to ring out |
See also: Japanese symbol for “echo”.
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